Retirement age
Decision on bringing forward UK pension age rise to 68 delayed until after election
Move affecting millions born in early 1970s unlikely to come before general election expected in 2024
Phillip Inman
30, Mar, 2023 @1:56 PM
Pensions: why do those retiring face ‘massive’ losses despite FTSE highs?
Retired planner was shocked to see that his Aviva pension had dropped 20% in value last year
Patrick Collinson
11, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Retirement is not a rest nor a choice for many | Letters
Letters: Dr Melanie Jones, Judith Diamond and Mark Chapman respond to an article about early retirement. Plus Caroline Feinstein on the challenge of finding work
06, Feb, 2023 @4:55 PM
Retirement boom among UK’s older workers creates economic headache
Wyre Forest in the West Midlands has seen a huge jump in the ‘economically inactive’, many of them affluent older people, but the dearth of workers is a real problem for employers
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
04, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM
Retired early and wondering what to do? How about fighting for the rest of us? | Emma Beddington
I don’t begrudge the comfortably off ‘silver quitters’ their good luck. But those of us who still have to work need their help on the barricades, writes Emma Beddington
Emma Beddington
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Britain lavishes benefits on plenty of rich pensioners. Let’s means test them now | Polly Toynbee
Bumping the state pension age up to 68 will do little to help those who are so poor, they won’t even reach that age, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
26, Jan, 2023 @2:16 PM
Rising asset wealth and falling real wages ‘drive inequality in Britain’
Young people no longer able to rely on hard work to improve their living standards as they age, says IFS
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
09, Nov, 2022 @6:01 AM
‘I can’t work in the office safely’: the over-50s leaving the UK labour force
The number of economically inactive 50- to 64-year-olds has shot up. Some can simply afford to retire – but many have long Covid or other health issues
Heather Stewart
02, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM
‘I’ve always thrown myself into work – now it keeps me alive’: the over-65s forced to join the ‘great unretirement’
Unable to survive on their pensions, many older people have no choice but to return to work. What’s it like heading into your 70s in the showroom, canteen or classroom?
Lizzie Cernik
14, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM
Get over-50s back to work to tackle UK labour shortage, says John Lewis boss
Sharon White says government should ‘think much more’ about encouraging Covid retirees to return on flexible basis
Mark Sweney
09, Aug, 2022 @10:22 AM
Tell us: have you returned to work after retiring?
We would like to hear from people in the UK who have come out of retirement and returned to work
Guardian community team
22, Jul, 2022 @9:03 AM
Retirement on hold for UK’s over-60s as cost of living crisis bites
Many older people are now finding they cannot afford to meet basic outgoings. So retirement dates are being scrapped
Shane Hickey
04, Jul, 2022 @8:00 AM
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